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Tuesday 21 April 1970 · Tehran, Iran

Caitra Śukla Pūrṇimā

Maṅgalavāra. Pūrṇimā began at 19:457:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:517:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Caitrī Pūrṇimā

Pūrṇimā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:255:25 AM

Pūrṇimā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:527:52 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 176° ahead of it, in Citrā, 100% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 176° falls in Śukla Pūrṇimā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:424:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:214:21 AM–05:255:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:2011:20 AM–13:001:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:048:04 AM–08:578:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:448:44 AM–10:2410:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0312:03 PM–13:431:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:233:23 PM–17:025:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5910:59 PM–23:4111:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:3711:37 PM–25:141:14+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga05:255:25 AM–07:057:05 AMavoid
Udvega07:057:05 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Cara08:448:44 AM–10:2410:24 AMneutral
Lābha10:2410:24 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Amṛta12:0312:03 PM–13:431:43 PMgood
Kāla13:431:43 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Śubha15:233:23 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Roga17:025:02 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:426:42 PM–20:028:02 PMavoid
Lābha20:028:02 PM–21:229:22 PMgood
Udvega21:229:22 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Śubha22:4310:43 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0312:03+1 AM–25:231:23+1 AMgood
Cara25:231:23+1 AM–26:432:43+1 AMneutral
Roga26:432:43+1 AM–28:044:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:044:04+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:255:25 AM to 29:245:24+1 AM

05:255:25 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:245:24+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pūrṇimāuntil 19:517:51 PM
Pratipadāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 17:575:57 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 27:423:42+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:527:52 AM
Bavauntil 19:517:51 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:233:23 PM–17:025:02 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePūrṇimā holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:025:02 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. PratipadāTithi: Pūrṇimā ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pūrṇimā19:517:51 PMPratipadā
NakṣatraCitrā17:575:57 PMSvātī
YogaVajra27:42 03:423:42 AM WedSiddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:527:52 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:24 05:245:24 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2027
Śaka
1892
Kali
5071
Ahargaṇa
1 852 232
Day length
13 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
18:436:43 PM
Moonset
29:215:21+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:255:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:424:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:214:21 AM05:255:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:255:25 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:048:04 AM08:578:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:448:44 AM10:2410:24 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM13:001:00 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:431:43 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:233:23 PM17:025:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5910:59 PM23:4111:41 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:3711:37 PM25:141:14+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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